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Last updated: 19 May 2025

SPBill25AGS062025Timed

Groupings of amendments Group 1: Regulatory functions: complaints etc 116, 129, 139, 140, 141 oup 2: Regulation of legal businesses Gr 117, 118, 1, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 138 Group 3: Review of regulatory performance: request from the Scottish Parliament 2 Group 4: Minor and technical amendments 3, 4, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 61, 63, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, , 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115 106 45 minutes Group 5: Cost recovery 127, 128, 136, 91 Group 6: Complaints: process 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 135, 22, 23, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 Group 7: Register of unregulated legal services providers 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 142 SP Bill 25A - G (Timed) Session 6 (2025) Group 8: Licensed legal services providers: changes to 2010 Act 28, 29, 30, 65, 66, 67 1 hour 30 minutes Group 9: Safeguarding 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 62, 64 Group 10: Review of the Act 137 Group 11: Interdicts 59, 113 Group 12: Complaints: Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 78A, 79, 80, 81, 82, 107 oup 13: Rolls and registers Gr 92, 94, 95, 96, 97 2 hours THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Amendments in debating order Group 1: Regulatory functions: complaints etc Paul O'Kane 116 In section 7, page 5, line 16, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 129 In section 57, page 56, line 27, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 139 In schedule 3, page 158, line 30, leave out and insert Paul O'Kane 140 In schedule 3, page 158, line 30, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 141 In schedule 3, page 160, line 8, at end insert— Group 2: Regulation of legal businesses Paul O'Kane 117 section 18, page 17, line 33, after insert In THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Paul O'Kane 118 In section 18, page 17, line 36, after insert Siobhian Brown 1 In section 18, page 17, line 36, after insert Paul O'Kane 119 In section 18, page 17, line 37, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 120 In section 39, page 38, line 9, leave out and insert O'Kane Paul 121 page 38, line 36, after insert O'Kane Paul 122 In section 41, page 40, line 21, after insert Paul O'Kane 123 In section 42, page 42, leave out subsection (3A) and insert— an authorisation (including a O'Kane Paul 124 In section 44, page 43, leave out line 32 O'Kane Paul 125 In section 44, page 43, leave out line 36 O'Kane Paul 126 In section 44, page 44, leave out line 6 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Paul O'Kane 138 In section 91, page 105, line 37, at end insert— Group 3: Review of regulatory performance: request from the Scottish Parliament Siobhian Brown 2 In section 19, page 18, line 7, after insert Group 4: Minor and technical amendments Siobhian Brown 3 In section 20, page 21, line 29, leave out subsection (7) Siobhian Brown 4 section 37, page 37, line 5, leave out and insert In Siobhian Brown 10 In section 60, page 62, line 8, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 17 section 67, page 75, line 20, leave out In Siobhian Brown 18 In section 67, page 75, line 29, leave out from to in line 30 and insert Brown Siobhian 19 In section 67, page 75, line 34, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 20 In section 67, page 75, line 36, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 21 In section 67, page 75, line 38, leave out and insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 24 In section 72, page 90, leave out line 9 Siobhian Brown 25 In section 72, page 90, line 26, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 26 In section 72, page 90, line 26, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 27 In section 76, page 93, line 4, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 61 In schedule 1, page 113, line 26, leave out and insert Brown Siobhian 63 In schedule 1, page 118, leave out lines 9 to 11 and insert— ) For subsection (4) substitute— Siobhian Brown 98 schedule 3, page 169, line 32, leave out and insert In Siobhian Brown 99 In schedule 3, page 172, line 35, leave out and insert Brown Siobhian 100 In schedule 3, page 173, line 2, leave out and insert Brown Siobhian 101 In schedule 3, page 175, leave out lines 6 to 8 and insert— Siobhian Brown 102 In schedule 3, page 176, line 9, after insert Siobhian Brown 103 In schedule 3, page 179, line 10, leave out from to end of line 14 Siobhian Brown 104 In schedule 3, page 179, line 19, after insert Siobhian Brown 105 In schedule 3, page 179, line 20, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 106 In schedule 3, page 181, line 6, leave out from to end of line 8 Siobhian Brown 108 In schedule 3, page 183, line 35, leave out Siobhian Brown 109 In schedule 3, page 184, leave out lines 12 to 15 Siobhian Brown 110 In schedule 3, page 184, line 20, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 111 In schedule 3, page 185, line 17, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 112 In schedule 3, page 185, line 17, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 114 In schedule 3, page 188, line 3, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 115 In schedule 3, page 188, line 26, leave out and insert Group 5: Cost recovery Paul O'Kane 127 In section 45, page 44, line 31, after insert Paul O'Kane 128 In section 45, page 44, line 32, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 136 Before section 78, insert— Siobhian Brown 91 In schedule 3, page 162, line 10, at end insert— Group 6: Complaints: process Siobhian Brown 5 In section 54, page 52, line 30, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 6 In section 58, page 57, leave out lines 16 to 19 Siobhian Brown 7 In section 58, page 57, line 25, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 8 In section 58, page 58, leave out lines 31 to 34 Siobhian Brown 9 In section 60, page 60, line 2, leave out THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Paul O'Kane 11 In section 60, page 62, line 10, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 12 In section 61, page 62, line 17, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 13 In section 61, page 62, line 30, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 14 In section 66, page 70, line 12, leave out from to end of line 14 and insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 15 In section 66, page 73, line 22, after insert Siobhian Brown 16 In section 66, page 73, line 34, after insert Paul O'Kane 135 In section 69, page 82, line 14, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 22 In section 71C, page 86, line 24, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 23 In section 71E, page 88, line 2, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 83 In schedule 3, page 157, line 9, after insert Siobhian Brown 84 In schedule 3, page 157, line 10, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 85 In schedule 3, page 157, line 20, after insert Siobhian Brown 86 In schedule 3, page 157, leave out lines 28 to 31 and insert— Siobhian Brown 87 In schedule 3, page 157, leave out lines 34 and 35 and insert— Siobhian Brown 88 In schedule 3, page 158, line 3, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 89 In schedule 3, page 158, leave out lines 23 to 29 Paul O'Kane 90 In schedule 3, page 161, line 33, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Group 7: Register of unregulated legal services providers Tess White 130 In section 65, page 68, line 38, leave out Tess White 131 In section 65, page 68, line 40, leave out Tess White 132 In section 65, page 69, line 3, at end insert— Tess White 133 In section 65, page 69, line 4, leave out and insert Tess White 134 In section 65, page 69, line 22, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Tess White 142 In schedule 3, page 161, line 26, at end insert— Group 8: Licensed legal services providers: changes to 2010 Act Siobhian Brown 28 Before section 78, insert— Siobhian Brown 29 Leave out section 80 and insert— Siobhian Brown 30 After section 80, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 65 In schedule 3, page 128, line 12, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 66 In schedule 3, page 128, leave out lines 13 to 16 and insert— Siobhian Brown 67 In schedule 3, page 128, line 17, at end insert— Group 9: Safeguarding Siobhian Brown 31 In section 86B, page 98, line 29, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 32 In section 86B, page 98, line 31, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 33 In section 86B, page 98, line 37, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 34 In section 86B, page 99, line 29, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 35 In section 86B, page 99, line 30, leave out Siobhian Brown 36 In section 86B, page 99, line 42, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 37 In section 86B, page 100, line 9, leave out from to second in line 10 and insert Siobhian Brown 38 In section 86B, page 100, line 17, after insert Siobhian Brown 39 In section 86B, page 100, line 19, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 40 In section 86B, page 100, line 21, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 41 In section 86B, page 100, line 28, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 42 In section 86B, page 100, line 40, leave out from to end of line 3 on page 101 and insert— Siobhian Brown 43 In section 86B, page 101, line 4, leave out Siobhian Brown 44 In section 86B, page 101, line 16, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 45 In section 86B, page 101, leave out lines 23 to 34 and insert— Siobhian Brown 46 In section 86B, page 101, line 37, leave out subsection (5) THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 47 In section 86B, page 101, line 40, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 48 Move section 86B to after paragraph 27 of schedule 1 Siobhian Brown 49 In section 86C, page 102, line 12, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 50 In section 86C, page 102, line 13, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 51 In section 86C, page 102, line 18, after insert Siobhian Brown 52 In section 86C, page 102, line 33, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 53 In section 86C, page 102, line 35, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 54 In section 86C, page 102, line 39, leave out from to in line 41 and insert Siobhian Brown 55 In section 86C, page 102, line 42, after insert Siobhian Brown 56 In section 86C, page 103, line 10, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 57 In section 86C, page 103, leave out lines 32 to 35 and insert— Siobhian Brown 58 Move section 86C to after paragraph 27 of schedule 1 Siobhian Brown 60 In schedule 1, page 107, line 36, leave out and insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 62 In schedule 1, page 117, line 2, leave out paragraph 27 Siobhian Brown 64 In schedule 1, page 120, line 13, at end insert— Group 10: Review of the Act Tess White 137 After section 87, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Group 11: Interdicts Siobhian Brown 59 After section 88, insert— Siobhian Brown 113 In schedule 3, page 187, line 27, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Group 12: Complaints: Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 Siobhian Brown 68 In schedule 3, page 134, line 11, leave out Siobhian Brown 69 In schedule 3, page 135, leave out lines 1 to 14 and insert— Siobhian Brown 70 In schedule 3, page 135, line 26, after insert Siobhian Brown 71 In schedule 3, page 135, line 28, after insert Siobhian Brown 72 In schedule 3, page 135, line 38, after insert Siobhian Brown 73 In schedule 3, page 136, line 3, at beginning insert Siobhian Brown 74 In schedule 3, page 136, leave out lines 25 to 38 and insert— Siobhian Brown 75 In schedule 3, page 137, leave out line 9 and insert— Siobhian Brown 76 In schedule 3, page 145, line 19, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 77 In schedule 3, page 148, line 19, after insert Siobhian Brown 78 In schedule 3, page 149, leave out lines 13 to 23 Siobhian Brown 78A As an amendment to amendment 78, line 1, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 79 In schedule 3, page 150, leave out lines 12 to 21 Siobhian Brown 80 In schedule 3, page 150, line 33, after insert Siobhian Brown 81 In schedule 3, page 150, line 34, after insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 82 In schedule 3, page 151, leave out lines 26 to 29 and insert— Siobhian Brown 107 In schedule 3, page 183, leave out lines 14 to 31 and insert— Group 13: Rolls and registers Siobhian Brown 92 In schedule 3, page 164, leave out lines 12 to 16 and insert— Siobhian Brown 94 In schedule 3, page 166, line 7, after insert Siobhian Brown 95 In schedule 3, page 167, line 7, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 96 In schedule 3, page 167, line 15, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 97 In schedule 3, page 167, line 16, at end insert— © Parliamentary copyright.

Last updated: 14 May 2025

SPBill25AGS062025

Groupings of amendments Group 1: Regulatory functions: complaints etc 116, 129, 139, 140, 141 Group 2: Regulation of legal businesses 117, 118, 1, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 138 Group 3: Review of regulatory performance: request from the Scottish Parliament 2 Group 4: Minor and technical amendments 3, 4, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 61, 63, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115 Group 5: Cost recovery 127, 128, 136, 91 Group 6: Complaints: process 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 135, 22, 23, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 Group 7: Register of unregulated legal services providers 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 142 Group 8: Licensed legal services providers: changes to 2010 Act 28, 29, 30, 65, 66, 67 Group 9: Safeguarding 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 62, 64 SP Bill 25A - G Session 6 (2025) Group 10: Review of the Act 137 Group 11: Interdicts 59, 113 Group 12: Complaints: Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 107 Group 13: Rolls and registers 92, 94, 95, 96, 97 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Amendments in debating order Group 1: Regulatory functions: complaints etc Paul O'Kane 116 In section 7, page 5, line 16, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 129 In section 57, page 56, line 27, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 139 In schedule 3, page 158, line 30, leave out and insert Paul O'Kane 140 In schedule 3, page 158, line 30, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 141 In schedule 3, page 160, line 8, at end insert— Group 2: Regulation of legal businesses Paul O'Kane 117 In section 18, page 17, line 33, after insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Paul O'Kane 118 In section 18, page 17, line 36, after insert Siobhian Brown 1 In section 18, page 17, line 36, after insert Paul O'Kane 119 In section 18, page 17, line 37, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 120 In section 39, page 38, line 9, leave out and insert Paul O'Kane 121 In section 39, page 38, line 36, after insert Paul O'Kane 122 In section 41, page 40, line 21, after insert Paul O'Kane 123 In section 42, page 42, leave out subsection (3A) and insert— Paul O'Kane 124 In section 44, page 43, leave out line 32 Paul O'Kane 125 In section 44, page 43, leave out line 36 Paul O'Kane 126 In section 44, page 44, leave out line 6 THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Paul O'Kane 138 In section 91, page 105, line 37, at end insert— Group 3: Review of regulatory performance: request from the Scottish Parliament Siobhian Brown 2 In section 19, page 18, line 7, after insert Group 4: Minor and technical amendments Siobhian Brown 3 In section 20, page 21, line 29, leave out subsection (7) Siobhian Brown 4 In section 37, page 37, line 5, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 10 In section 60, page 62, line 8, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 17 In section 67, page 75, line 20, leave out Siobhian Brown 18 In section 67, page 75, line 29, leave out from to in line 30 and insert Siobhian Brown 19 In section 67, page 75, line 34, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 20 In section 67, page 75, line 36, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 21 In section 67, page 75, line 38, leave out and insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 24 In section 72, page 90, leave out line 9 Siobhian Brown 25 In section 72, page 90, line 26, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 26 In section 72, page 90, line 26, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 27 In section 76, page 93, line 4, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 61 In schedule 1, page 113, line 26, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 63 In schedule 1, page 118, leave out lines 9 to 11 and insert— Siobhian Brown 98 In schedule 3, page 169, line 32, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 99 In schedule 3, page 172, line 35, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 100 In schedule 3, page 173, line 2, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 101 In schedule 3, page 175, leave out lines 6 to 8 and insert— Siobhian Brown 102 In schedule 3, page 176, line 9, after insert Siobhian Brown 103 In schedule 3, page 179, line 10, leave out from to end of line 14 Siobhian Brown 104 In schedule 3, page 179, line 19, after insert Siobhian Brown 105 In schedule 3, page 179, line 20, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 106 In schedule 3, page 181, line 6, leave out from to end of line 8 Siobhian Brown 108 In schedule 3, page 183, line 35, leave out Siobhian Brown 109 In schedule 3, page 184, leave out lines 12 to 15 Siobhian Brown 110 In schedule 3, page 184, line 20, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 111 In schedule 3, page 185, line 17, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 112 In schedule 3, page 185, line 17, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 114 In schedule 3, page 188, line 3, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 115 In schedule 3, page 188, line 26, leave out and insert Group 5: Cost recovery Paul O'Kane 127 In section 45, page 44, line 31, after insert Paul O'Kane 128 In section 45, page 44, line 32, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 136 Before section 78, insert— Siobhian Brown 91 In schedule 3, page 162, line 10, at end insert— Group 6: Complaints: process Siobhian Brown 5 In section 54, page 52, line 30, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 6 In section 58, page 57, leave out lines 16 to 19 Siobhian Brown 7 In section 58, page 57, line 25, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 8 In section 58, page 58, leave out lines 31 to 34 Siobhian Brown 9 In section 60, page 60, line 2, leave out THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Paul O'Kane 11 In section 60, page 62, line 10, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 12 In section 61, page 62, line 17, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 13 In section 61, page 62, line 30, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 14 In section 66, page 70, line 12, leave out from to end of line 14 and insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 15 In section 66, page 73, line 22, after insert Siobhian Brown 16 In section 66, page 73, line 34, after insert Paul O'Kane 135 In section 69, page 82, line 14, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 22 In section 71C, page 86, line 24, at end insert— Paul O'Kane 23 In section 71E, page 88, line 2, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 83 In schedule 3, page 157, line 9, after insert Siobhian Brown 84 In schedule 3, page 157, line 10, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 85 In schedule 3, page 157, line 20, after insert Siobhian Brown 86 In schedule 3, page 157, leave out lines 28 to 31 and insert— Siobhian Brown 87 In schedule 3, page 157, leave out lines 34 and 35 and insert— Siobhian Brown 88 In schedule 3, page 158, line 3, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 89 In schedule 3, page 158, leave out lines 23 to 29 Paul O'Kane 90 In schedule 3, page 161, line 33, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Group 7: Register of unregulated legal services providers Tess White 130 In section 65, page 68, line 38, leave out Tess White 131 In section 65, page 68, line 40, leave out Tess White 132 In section 65, page 69, line 3, at end insert— Tess White 133 In section 65, page 69, line 4, leave out and insert Tess White 134 In section 65, page 69, line 22, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Tess White 142 In schedule 3, page 161, line 26, at end insert— Group 8: Licensed legal services providers: changes to 2010 Act Siobhian Brown 28 Before section 78, insert— Siobhian Brown 29 Leave out section 80 and insert— Siobhian Brown 30 After section 80, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 65 In schedule 3, page 128, line 12, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 66 In schedule 3, page 128, leave out lines 13 to 16 and insert— Siobhian Brown 67 In schedule 3, page 128, line 17, at end insert— Group 9: Safeguarding Siobhian Brown 31 In section 86B, page 98, line 29, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 32 In section 86B, page 98, line 31, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 33 In section 86B, page 98, line 37, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 34 In section 86B, page 99, line 29, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 35 In section 86B, page 99, line 30, leave out Siobhian Brown 36 In section 86B, page 99, line 42, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 37 In section 86B, page 100, line 9, leave out from to second in line 10 and insert Siobhian Brown 38 In section 86B, page 100, line 17, after insert Siobhian Brown 39 In section 86B, page 100, line 19, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 40 In section 86B, page 100, line 21, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 41 In section 86B, page 100, line 28, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 42 In section 86B, page 100, line 40, leave out from to end of line 3 on page 101 and insert— Siobhian Brown 43 In section 86B, page 101, line 4, leave out Siobhian Brown 44 In section 86B, page 101, line 16, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 45 In section 86B, page 101, leave out lines 23 to 34 and insert— Siobhian Brown 46 In section 86B, page 101, line 37, leave out subsection (5) THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 47 In section 86B, page 101, line 40, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 48 Move section 86B to after paragraph 27 of schedule 1 Siobhian Brown 49 In section 86C, page 102, line 12, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 50 In section 86C, page 102, line 13, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 51 In section 86C, page 102, line 18, after insert Siobhian Brown 52 In section 86C, page 102, line 33, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 53 In section 86C, page 102, line 35, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 54 In section 86C, page 102, line 39, leave out from to in line 41 and insert Siobhian Brown 55 In section 86C, page 102, line 42, after insert Siobhian Brown 56 In section 86C, page 103, line 10, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 57 In section 86C, page 103, leave out lines 32 to 35 and insert— Siobhian Brown 58 Move section 86C to after paragraph 27 of schedule 1 Siobhian Brown 60 In schedule 1, page 107, line 36, leave out and insert THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Siobhian Brown 62 In schedule 1, page 117, line 2, leave out paragraph 27 Siobhian Brown 64 In schedule 1, page 120, line 13, at end insert— Group 10: Review of the Act Tess White 137 After section 87, insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Group 11: Interdicts Siobhian Brown 59 After section 88, insert— Siobhian Brown 113 In schedule 3, page 187, line 27, at end insert— THIS IS NOT THE MARSHALLED LIST Group 12: Complaints: Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 Siobhian Brown 68 In schedule 3, page 134, line 11, leave out Siobhian Brown 69 In schedule 3, page 135, leave out lines 1 to 14 and insert— Siobhian Brown 70 In schedule 3, page 135, line 26, after insert Siobhian Brown 71 In schedule 3, page 135, line 28, after insert Siobhian Brown 72 In schedule 3, page 135, line 38, after insert Siobhian Brown 73 In schedule 3, page 136, line 3, at beginning insert Siobhian Brown 74 In schedule 3, page 136, leave out lines 25 to 38 and insert— Siobhian Brown 75 In schedule 3, page 137, leave out line 9 and insert— Siobhian Brown 76 In schedule 3, page 145, line 19, at end insert— Siobhian Brown 77 In schedule 3, page 148, line 19, after insert Siobhian Brown 78 In schedule 3, page 149, leave out lines 13 to 23 Siobhian Brown 79 In schedule 3, page 150, leave out lines 12 to 21 Siobhian Brown 80 In schedule 3, page 150, line 33, after insert Siobhian Brown 81 In schedule 3, page 150, line 34, after insert Siobhian Brown 82 In schedule 3, page 151, leave out lines 26 to 29 and insert— Siobhian Brown 107 In schedule 3, page 183, leave out lines 14 to 31 and insert— Group 13: Rolls and registers Siobhian Brown 92 In schedule 3, page 164, leave out lines 12 to 16 and insert— Siobhian Brown 94 In schedule 3, page 166, line 7, after insert Siobhian Brown 95 In schedule 3, page 167, line 7, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 96 In schedule 3, page 167, line 15, leave out and insert Siobhian Brown 97 In schedule 3, page 167, line 16, at end insert— © Parliamentary copyright.

Committee reports Date published: 30 October 2025

Report on pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27: responding to long-term fiscal pressures - Social security spending

Social security spending The MTFS highlights the SFC’s June 2025 forecasts showing overall expenditure on social security increasing significantly from £6.8 billion in 2025-26 to £8.8 billion by 2029-30. Total additional spend reflecting policy choices in Scotland (over and above equivalent policies in England) rises from just over £1 billion in 2025-26 to £1.8 billion in 2029-30 according to the MTFS.1Scottish Government. (2025, June).

SPICe briefings Date published: 28 November 2023

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2021-2022 - 2.1. Calendar

Calendar May 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsThursday 13 May 202109:0009:2610:0910:3122011:1511:3612:1712:4214:1515:01Friday 14 May 202110:3111:0911:1912:0542212:1412:4913:4614:2414:3015:0015:1015:3916:0116:47Tuesday 18 May 202114:0014:1614:2414:3713014:4515:46Thursday 20 May 202114:0014:3614:4114:4510514:4915:14Wednesday 26 May 202114:0015:31131Thursday 27 May 202112:0012:4714:0016:43330Total from 13 May 20211418June 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 1 June 202114:0116:4516:4617:0130817:0717:16Wednesday 2 June 202114:0017:0517:1017:26321Thursday 3 June 202112:0012:5114:0017:0141117:0517:24Tuesday 8 June 202114:0017:0517:1218:33421Wednesday 9 June 202114:0017:3617:4118:53448Thursday 10 June 202112:0012:4714:0017:0440117:0917:19Tuesday 15 June 202114:0117:4217:4718:31425Wednesday 16 June 202114:0017:3617:4018:41437Thursday 17 June 202112:0012:4914:0017:3443817:3717:52Tuesday 22 June 202114:0014:1114:1815:5553815:5619:0119:0419:49Wednesday 23 June 202114:0016.0616:1717:3852917:4918:5618:5719:52Thursday 24 June 202112:0012:5614:0015:4140715:4817:1317:1817:1917:2217:26Total June 20215244July 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 13 July 202114:0016:07207Total July 2021207August 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 3 August 202114:0017:01301Tuesday 31 August 202114:0015:4015:4718:0245018:0819:03Total August 2021751September 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsWednesday 1 September 202114:0015:5415:5618:0445818:0819:04Thursday 2 September 202111:4013:2814:3016:5942617:0317:12Tuesday 7 September 202114:0018:08408Wednesday 8 September 202114:0017:3317:3818:19414Thursday 9 September 202111:4013:3414:0017:3554117:4017:52Tuesday 14 September 202114:0015:2015:2217:1340717:1818:14Wednesday 15 September 202114:0017:5017:5418:44440Thursday 16 September 202111:4113:1714:0017:0245117:0717:20Tuesday 21 September 202114:0017:3117:3718:26420Wednesday 22 September 202114:0017:5117:5518:53449Thursday 23 September 202111:4013:2814:3017:01420Tuesday 28 September 202114:0017:0317:1118:00352Wednesday 29 September 202114:0017:3017:3518:22417Thursday 30 September 202111:4013:2214:3017:1844017:2317:33Total September 20216323October 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 5 October 202114:0015:1515:1715:5040115:5217:0517:1118:11Wednesday 6 October 202114:0015:2815:2917:1040417:1518:10Thursday 7 October 202111:4013:3514:3015:5143816:0017:2917:3317:36Tuesday 26 October 202114:0018:1818:2519:11504Wednesday 27 October 202114:0017:1517:2118:42436Thursday 28 October 202111:4013:4014:3017:0544317:1117:19Total October 20212706November 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 2 November 202114:0017:52352Wednesday 3 November 202114:0017:51351Thursday 4 November 202111:4013:4514:3017:00435Tuesday 9 November 202114:0017:1017:1418:07403Wednesday 10 November 202114:0017:37337Thursday 11 November 202111:4013:1914:3016:52401Tuesday 16 November 202114:0017:2017:2518:18413Wednesday 17 November 202114:0017:4517:5019:09504Thursday 18 November 202111:4013:1814:1517:0443817:0817:19Tuesday 23 November 202114:0018:03403Wednesday 24 November 202114:0017:26326Thursday 25 November 202111:4014:0214:3017:01453Tuesday 30 November 202114:0018:1518:2119:01455Total November 20215511December 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsWednesday 1 December 202114:0017:1317:1718:15411Thursday 2 December 202111:4013:5614:3017:04450Tuesday 7 December 202114:0015:2015:2117:1343417:1718:39Wednesday 8 December 202114:0017:1417:2018:11405Thursday 9 December 202111:4013:3214:3017:00422Tuesday 14 December 202114:0019:00500Wednesday 15 December 202114:0015:4315:5318:48438Thursday 16 December 202111:4013:4414:3017:0845617:1217:26Tuesday 21 December 202114:0017:0717:1118:10406Wednesday 22 December 202114:0017:19319Thursday 23 December 202111:4012:46106Wednesday 29 December 202114:0015:31131Total December 20214638January 2022StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsWednesday 5 January 202214:0015:36136Tuesday 11 January 202214:0017:0617:0818:12410Wednesday 12 January 202214:0017:0617:0918:00357Thursday 13 January 202211:4013:3014:0017:0145917:0417:12Tuesday 18 January 202214:0018:59459Wednesday 19 January 202214:0018:0318:0819:06501Thursday 20 January 202211:4013:2814:3016:59417Tuesday 25 January 202214:0015:4515:5617:0232817:0517:42Wednesday 26 January 202214:0017:34334Thursday 27 January 202211:4014:0414:3016:5754717:0518:01Total January 20224148February 2022StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 1 February 202214:0017:0317:0818:35430Wednesday 2 February 202214:0017:1217:1818:22416Thursday 3 February 202211:4013:2814:1517:0445117:0917:23Tuesday 8 February 202214:0016:5517:0118:13407Wednesday 9 February 202214:0016:5817:0317:59354Thursday 10 February 202211:4013:4114:0017:0150717:0417:09Tuesday 22 February 202214:0017:1717:2218:07402Wednesday 23 February 202214:0017:2617:3018:48444Thursday 24 February 202211:4013:3914:3017:0143217:0717:09Total February 20224003March 2022StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 1 March 202214:0017:1017:1418:13409Wednesday 2 March 202214:0018:1918:2319:07503Thursday 3 March 202211:4013:4514:3017:1345517:1917:26Tuesday 8 March 202214:0017:50350Wednesday 9 March 202214:0018:4818:5319:49544Thursday 10 March 202211:4013:2814:3017:07425Tuesday 15 March 202214:0018:4018:4419:32528Wednesday 16 March 202214:0017:1317:1718:09405Thursday 17 March 202211:4013:3214:3017:0243417:0517:15Tuesday 22 March 202214:0017:1617:2218:18412Wednesday 23 March 202214:0017:4817:5218:37433Thursday 24 March 202211:4013:1514:0017:32507Tuesday 29 March 202214:0017:0617:0918:02359Wednesday 30 March 202214:0017:3117:3418:18415Thursday 31 March 202211:4013:4214:0017:0250617:0817:10Total March 2022692519 April 2022StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 19 April 202214:0017:1617:2017:58354Wednesday 20 April 202214:0017:4617:4918:52449Thursday 21 April 202211:4013:4814:3016:57435Tuesday 26 April 202214:0017:0117:0518:05401Wednesday 27 April 202214:0017:0917:1317:58354Thursday 28 April 202211:4013:3814:3016:50418Total April 20222531May 2022StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 3 May 202214:0016:5717:0117:45341Wednesday 4 May 202214:0014:2014:3617:4041017:4418:30Tuesday 10 May 202214:0017:49349Wednesday 11 May 202214:0017:2817:3418:26420Thursday 12 May 202211:4013:3414:0017:0755917:1218:10Total to 12 May 20222159Parliamentary year total: 468:04

SPICe briefings Date published: 28 October 2022

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2020-2021 - 2.1. Calendar

Calendar May 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 12 May 202014:0014:0214:0517:33331Wednesday 13 May 202012:2013:3314:1517:10408Thursday 14 May 202014:0014:3615:0015:39115Tuesday 19 May 202014:0017:30330Wednesday 20 May 202012:2013:3514:3018:44529Thursday 21 May 202012:3014:0614:3215:2324815:2415:45Tuesday 26 May 202014:0017:04304Wednesday 27 May 202012:2013:2414:3017:35409Thursday 28 May 202014:0014:2514:3014:5311315:0015:25Total from May 2020 (from 12 May 2020)2907June 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 2 June 202014:0018:18418Wednesday 3 June 202012:2013:3214:3015:2634215:3117:05Thursday 4 June 202014:0114:2614:3014:5612115:0015:30Tuesday 9 June 202014:0017:28328Wednesday 10 June 202012:2013:3314:3018:0454918:0919:0519:0619:12Thursday 11 June 202014:0015:28128Tuesday 16 June 202014:0017:37337Wednesday 17 June 202012:2013:3014:3016:2365016:2819:3419:3720:18Thursday 18 June 202012:3015:20250Tuesday 23 June 202014:0017:59359Wednesday 24 June 202012:2013:4614:4516:34315Thursday 25 June 202014:0015:19119Total June 20204156July 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsThursday 9 July 202012:2013:4514:3015:58253Thursday 16 July 202014:0314:5915:0715:4621415:5516:34Thursday 23 July 202014:0014:4514:5515:34124Thursday 30 July 202012:2014:35215Total July 2020846August 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 11 August 202014:0017:01301Wednesday 12 August 202012:2013:3214:3017:3342617:5818:09Thursday 13 August 202014:0016:2516:4116:45229Tuesday 18 August 202014:0017:1917:3217:42329Wednesday 19 August 202014:3016:3116:3816:41204Thursday 20 August 202012:2013:4414:4516:21300Tuesday 25 August 202014:0016:0516:1519:15505Wednesday 26 August 202012:2013:3114:3015:3352115:3916:1416:1618:48Thursday 27 August 202014:0014:2414:3014:5411715:0015:29Total August 20203012September 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 1 September 202014:0016:1116:1317:33331Wednesday 2 September 202012:2013:3114:3017:38419Thursday 3 September 202014:0014:2714:4015:0812115:2015:46Tuesday 8 September 202014:0017:1117:2817:3640517:3818:24Wednesday 9 September 202014:0017:3417:4519:13502Thursday 10 September 202012:2013:4614:4516:17258Tuesday 15 September 202014:0017:0317:1518:07355Wednesday 16 September 202014:0017:1417:2418:23413Thursday 17 September 202012:2013:3014:3014:5335414:5617:1117:1817:24Tuesday 22 September 202014:0018:22422Wednesday 23 September 202014:0017:5418:0018:53447Thursday 24 September 202012:2013:3114:3017:07348Tuesday 29 September 202014:0016:5316:5917:42336Wednesday 30 September 202014:0017:5318:0018:52445Total September 20205436October 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsThursday 1 October 202012:2013:3414:3017:03347Tuesday 6 October 202014:0017:32332Wednesday 7 October 202014:0018:2018:2719:37530Thursday 8 October 202012:2013:3314:3017:4243417:4917:58Thursday 15 October 202012:2013:39119Tuesday 27 October 202014:0014:1114:2119:0253319:1019:51Wednesday 28 October 202014:0018:24424Thursday 29 October 202012:2013:5314:3017:12419Total October 20203258November 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 3 November 202014:0018:56456Wednesday 4 November 202014:0017:1517:2218:10403Thursday 5 November 202012:2013:3114:3017:06347Tuesday 10 November 202014:0017:38338Wednesday 11 November 202014:0018:0218:0619:22518Thursday 12 November 202012:2013:2714:3017:3441717:4217:48Tuesday 17 November 202014:0018:18418Wednesday 18 November 202014:0017:1317:2018:26419Thursday 19 November 202012:2013:2413:5918:4355718:4718:56Tuesday 24 November 202014:0017:5918:0318:1343518:1718:43Wednesday 25 November 202014:0017:4617:5018:2943318:3118:39Thursday 26 November 202012:2013:2814:3018:4151918:4718:47Total November 20205500December 2020StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 1 December 202014:0018:57457Wednesday 2 December 202014:0014:1014:1218:1750318:2319:11Thursday 3 December 202012:2013:2214:3017:3841117:4417:45Tuesday 8 December 202014:0019:05505Wednesday 9 December 202014:0014:2214:2614:2745414:2814:2914:3014:3414:5018:2218:2619:20Thursday 10 December 202012:2013:2014:3016:4751416:5918:56Tuesday 15 December 202014:0018:3518:4018:5852719:0219:36Wednesday 16 December 202013:4016:4316:4916:5135716:5417:46Thursday 17 December 202012:0012:0612:2013:2234314:3016:3016:3217:07Tuesday 22 December 202014:0015:1615:2015:3455315:4320:0120:0420:09Wednesday 23 December 202011:0012:1712:2016:15512Wednesday 30 December 202013:3015:3315:3616:28255Total December 20205631January 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsMonday 4 January 202114:0015:37137Wednesday 13 January 202111:0013:46246Thursday 14 January 202113:0016:29329Tuesday 19 January 202114:0018:1718:2218:32427Wednesday 20 January 202112:3013:3214:3017:3743317:4118:05Thursday 21 January 202113:0017:1917:2617:3843117:4117:41Tuesday 26 January 202114:0015:2615:3815:3932815:4717:4217:5017:56Wednesday 27 January 202114:0017:2317:2417:2633317:3117:39Thursday 28 January 202112:3013:3214:0015:1841115:2717:18Total January 20213235February 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 2 February 202114:0017:1217:1917:23318Wednesday 3 February 202112:3013:3314:3017:3143117:3518:02Thursday 4 February 202113:0117:43442Tuesday 9 February 202114:0017:32332Wednesday 10 February 202112:3013:3214:3016:3631816:4016:50Thursday 11 February 202114:0017:46346Tuesday 16 February 202114:0017:4217:4717:56351Wednesday 17 February 202112:3013:3214:3016:3633316:3917:04Thursday 18 February 202114:0016:4516:4918:13409Tuesday 23 February 202114:0016:0616:1517:2240517:2518:17Wednesday 24 February 202114:0017:1217:1518:13410Thursday 25 February 202112:3013:2914:3018:0144118:0518:16Total February 20214736March 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsTuesday 2 March 202114:0015:5816:0617:2334717:2818:00Wednesday 3 March 202114:0018:0018:0418:55451Thursday 4 March 202112:3013:2914:3014:3640414:3817:3117:3417:40Tuesday 9 March 202114:0019:1019:1319:40537Wednesday 10 March 202114:0016:5117:0019:4665319:5621:0521:0921:16Thursday 11 March 202112:3016:4917:1517:5472918:0220:03Tuesday 16 March 202114:0016:2316:3018:0454518:1220:00Wednesday 17 March 202113:0013:3214:0016:4453916:5116:5417:0619:26Thursday 18 March 202112:3013:3214:3018:0344218:0818:15Tuesday 23 March 202114:0016:0216:0816:2054916:3516:4216:4320:11Wednesday 24 March 202112:3013:3214:3017:3144017:3518:12Total March 20215916April 2021StartEndRestartEndHrsMinsMonday 12 April 202111:0011:24024Total April 2021024Parliamentary year total: : 448:57

SPICe briefings Date published: 5 December 2017

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